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Tuition Overview
Tuition at community and technical colleges in Washington state is charged by credits rather than by part-time or full-time status. In addition to credit load, tuition is also determined by residency.*
Tuition is made up of three parts:
- The Operating Fee, which supports college operations,
- The Building Fee, which supports infrastructure and innovation, and
- The Services and Activities (S&A) Fee, which supports student activities and programs.
International students are required to carry a credit load of 12 or more to maintain their status.
Tuition and fees are set by the Washington State Legislature and are subject to change.
Fall 2025 - Summer 2026
Tuition Rates for Lower Division Courses
| Credits | Resident | Non-Resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $131.96 | $339.30 |
| 2 | $263.92 | $678.60 |
| 3 | $395.88 | $1,017.90 |
| 4 | $527.84 | $1,357.20 |
| 5 | $659.80 | $1,696.50 |
| 6 | $791.76 | $2,035.80 |
| 7 | $923.72 | $2,375.10 |
| 8 | $1,055.68 | $2,714.40 |
| 9 | $1,187.64 | $3,053.70 |
| 10 | $1,319.60 | $3,393.00 |
| 11 | $1,384.69 | $3,466.57 |
| 12 | $1,449.78 | $3,540.14 |
| 13 | $1,514.87 | $3,613.71 |
| 14 | $1,579.96 | $3,687.28 |
| 15 | $1,645.05 | $3,760.85 |
| 16 | $1,710.14 | $3,834.42 |
| 17 | $1,775.23 | $3,907.99 |
| 18 | $1,840.32 | $3,981.56 |
| 19 | $1,958.71 | $4,307.29 |
| 20 | $2,077.10 | $4,633.02 |
| 21 | $2,195.49 | $4,958.75 |
| 22 | $2,313.88 | $5,284.48 |
| 23 | $2,432.27 | $5,610.21 |
| 24 | $2,550.66 | $5,935.94 |
| 25 | $2,669.05 | $6,261.67 |
Tuition Rates for Upper Division Courses
| Credits | BAS Resident | Non-Resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $255.94 | $718.88 |
| 2 | $511.88 | $1,437.76 |
| 3 | $767.82 | $2,156.64 |
| 4 | $1,023.76 | $2,875.52 |
| 5 | $1,279.70 | $3,594.40 |
| 6 | $1,535.64 | $4,313.28 |
| 7 | $1,791.58 | $5,032.16 |
| 8 | $2,047.52 | $5,751.04 |
| 9 | $2,303.46 | $6,469.92 |
| 10 | $2,559.40 | $7,188.80 |
| 11 | $2,572.69 | $7,203.10 |
| 12 | $2,585.98 | $7,217.40 |
| 13 | $2,599.27 | $7,231.70 |
| 14 | $2,612.56 | $7,246.00 |
| 15 | $2,625.85 | $7,260.30 |
| 16 | $2,639.14 | $7,274.60 |
| 17 | $2,652.43 | $7,288.90 |
| 18 | $2,665.72 | $7,303.20 |
| 19 | $2,908.09 | $8,008.51 |
| 20 | $3,150.46 | $8,713.82 |
| 21 | $3,392.83 | $9,419.13 |
| 22 | $3,635.20 | $10,124.44 |
| 23 | $3,877.57 | $10,829.75 |
| 24 | $4,119.94 | $11,535.06 |
| 25 | $4,362.31 | $12,240.37 |
*Please note when students in the BAS programs take lower-level courses (100–299) in conjunction with BAS classes, tuition for those courses are charged at the BAS tuition rate.
Special Tuition Rates
| FEE DESCRIPTION | EXPLANATION | CALCULATED | AMT |
| Basic Skills Tuition | Adult Basic Education tuition | PER QUARTER | $25.00 |
| FE: Family/Parent Edu Fee | Resident Parent Education tuition | PER CREDIT | $19.79 |
| FE: Family/Parent Edu Fee (NR) | Non-Resident Parent Education tuition | PER CREDIT | $19.79 |
| Senior Citizen Fee | WA Resident seniors (60+) tuition. Fee charged per class, up to two courses. | PER CLASS | $5.00 |
| TA: Apprenticeship Course Fee | Apprenticeship course tuition (50% tuition waiver) | PER CREDIT | 1-10 Credits: $65.98 11-18 Credits: $32.54 |
Contact the Registration Office for information regarding Waivers & Discounts for:
- Vocational students in excess of 18 credits
- Non-Resident Operating Differential
- Non-Resident eLearning
- Eligible Veterans and Active Duty Military
- Children and spouses of eligible veterans or national guard members that became totally disabled or determined to be a prisoner of war or missing in action or who lost their life while on active federal military or naval service
- Children of disabled firefighters or policemen
- State Employees
- Wrongfully Convicted Person
Pursuant to state law (RCW 28B.10.293 and RCW 19.16.500) any debts to the college will be increased by costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such debts.
Fees Overview
Term Fees
| FEE DESCRIPTION | CALCULATED | MIN | MAX | AMT |
| Instructional Technology Fee | PER CREDIT | $5.00 | ||
| Fee covers costs associated with administration and support of instructional technology including the college’s Learning Management System and Video Recording Software. Fee is charged per quarter, per credit for students enrolled in at least 4 credits. Students enrolled in less than 4 credits, non-credit classes, ABL/ESL courses are exempt. | ||||
| Recreation Center Fee | PER CREDIT | $25.00 | $2.50 | |
| Fee covers Recreation Center use for on-campus students (in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes). Fee covers Recreation Center use for on-campus students (in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes). | ||||
| Transportation Management Fee | FLAT | $15.00 | ||
| Fee covers costs related to compliance with city transportation and parking laws. Fee is charged per quarter for students enrolled in 10 or more credits (or equivalent). | ||||
| Universal Tech Fee | PER CLASS | $30.00 | $3.00 | |
| Fee covers costs associated with student-oriented technology improvements and initiatives that have no other funding source. Fee is charged per credit, up to 10 credits, for in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes. Students enrolled in less than 4 credits are exempt. | ||||
International Student Fees
| FEE DESCRIPTION | EXPLANATION | CALCULATED | MIN | MAX | AMT |
| BF: Int'l Student Activities | VARIABLE | ||||
| Global Initiatives Fee | Fee charged to on-campus international students in 12 credits or more. | QUARTERLY | $35.00 | ||
| International Orientation Fee | Fee replaces International Student Application fee and covers costs associated with set-up and refreshments for pre-quarter orientation for first quarter students. | $50.00 | |||
| Intl Student Insurance | QUARTERLY | $469.77 | |||
| SEVP Fee | Fee will cover costs associated with required reporting on F-1 and M-1 students. | QUARTERLY | $21.00 | ||
| SV: Int'l Student Services Fee | QUARTERLY | $200.00 |
For more information on the International Program, click here.
Course and Class Fees
| FEE DESCRIPTION | COURSE/ CLASS | EXPLANATION | CALCULATED | MIN/ MAX | AMT |
| Archaeology Field Experience Fee | ANTH 297 | Fee covers field experience and laboratory costs. Fee charged per course. | FLAT | $200.00 | |
| BP: Physical Education Fee | PEC 136 PEC 139 | Fee covers costs associated with maintenance of equipment and supplies for in-person and hybrid physical education courses. Fee is charged per course. | FLAT | $2.00 | |
| CL: Computer Lab Fee | Fee covers costs associated with providing student use of campus computer-related technology and services. Fee is charged per class that requires use of a computer lab or campus servers. | FLAT | $65.97 | ||
| EC: Early Child Materials | Fee covers costs of Early Childhood Education course materials. Fee is charged for each Early Childhood Education class. | FLAT | $5.00 | ||
| EJ: Testing Fee | FLAT | $20.00 | |||
| FB: Jewelry Lab Fee | Fee covers studio art supplies and repairs in addition to salary and benefits for three art laboratory technicians. Fee is charged per course. | FLAT | $68.00 | ||
| FC: Art Lab Fee | Fee covers studio art supplies and repairs in addition to salary and benefits for three art laboratory technicians. Fee is charged per course. | FLAT | $68.00 | ||
| FG: Health/Medical Lab Fee | Fee covers costs associated with maintenance of equipment and supplies for health/medical laboratories. Fee is charged per course. | FLAT | $50.00 | ||
| FI: Science Field Trip Fee | FLAT | VARIABLE | |||
| FN: General Science Lab Fee | Fee covers costs associated with maintenance of equipment and supplies for science laboratories. Fee is charged per course. | FLAT | $63.74 | ||
| FV: Watch Tech Lab Fee | FLAT | VARIABLE | |||
| FW: Watch Tech Fee | HIN 111 HIN 121 | Fee covers student toolkit, textbook and classroom consumables. | FLAT | $3,250.00 | |
| GM: EMT Cert Fee | Training fee ($1,100) offsets the cost of providing qualified personnel to supervise the practical portion of the EMT program. Cert/Re-cert fee ($120) | FLAT | $1,220.00 | ||
| HR: Electrical Engineering Lab | Fee covers costs associate with equipping and maintaining the Electrical Engineering Technology lab and specialty labs. Fee is charged per credit; maximum of 10 credits. | PER CREDIT | Max: $100.00 | $10.00 | |
| HW: COMP-TIA ACCESS Fee | FLAT | $15.50 | |||
| HY: Fiber Optic Materials | Fee offsets consumable lab supplies provided in fiber optics courses and cost to order and maintain equipment. | FLAT | $95.00 | ||
| IA: Malpractice Insurance | Student medical malpractice and general liability policy provides professional liability and general liability for medical students while they are taking courses at a medical facility for college credit and fulfilling their practicum or intern requirements. | FLAT | $15.50 | ||
| IB: Internship Insurance | The student intern non-medical professional liability policy provides professional liability for non-medical student interns while they are taking courses at a state college and fulfilling their practicum or intern requirements. | FLAT | $12.00 | ||
| Inclusive Access Materials | Inclusive Access course materials; available in Canvas based on faculty adoption. Fee charged when the students enroll in a course that uses Inclusive Access materials. Students can opt-out and purchase materials separately. | FLAT | VARIABLE | ||
| LL: BAS Library Fee | Fee covers the cost of upper division resources. Fee charged for all 300+ level and above coursework. | PER CREDIT | $7.00 | ||
| Music Private Lesson Fee | Fee covers cost of providing individual music instruction. Fee is charged per credit. | PER CREDIT | $445.00 | ||
| MX: Early Child Progress & Lab | Fee covers costs associated with practicum placement, workforce partnerships, and monitoring and supporting student progress. Fee is charged per practicum course. | FLAT | $30.00 | ||
| Online Chemistry Supplies Fee | CHEM 121 CHEM 131 CHEM 161 CHEM 162 CHEM 163 | Fee covers costs associated with lab kits and supplies provided to students taking online classes. CHEM 131, CHEM 162 and CHEM 163 charged $87 per class. CHEM 121 and CHEM 161 charged $115 per class. | FLAT | MIN $87.00 MAX: $115.00 | VARIABLE |
Miscellaneous Fees
| FEE DESCRIPTION | EXPLANATION | CALCULATED | MIN | MAX | AMT |
| AA: Student ID Card | Fee covers costs associated with administration and support of instructional technology including the college’s Learning Management System and Video Recording Software. Fee is charged per quarter, per credit for students enrolled in at least 4 credits. Students enrolled in less than 4 credits, non-credit classes, ABL/ESL courses are exempt. | PER CREDIT | $5.00 | ||
| AH: Application Fee Nursing | Fee covers Recreation Center use for on-campus students (in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes). Fee covers Recreation Center use for on-campus students (in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes). | PER CREDIT | $2.50 | ||
| AZ: NSF Check Charge | Fee covers costs related to compliance with city transportation and parking laws. Fee is charged per quarter for students enrolled in 10 or more credits (or equivalent). | FLAT | $15.00 | ||
| DF: Recreation Ctr No S&A | Fee covers costs associated with student-oriented technology improvements and initiatives that have no other funding source. Fee is charged per credit, up to 10 credits, for in-person, hybrid and web enhanced classes. Students enrolled in less than 4 credits are exempt. | PER CLASS | $3.00 | ||
| DL: Gym Locker Rental Fee | |||||
| EQ: Application Fee EMT | Fee covers costs associated with processing EMT applications. Fee is charged per application/quarter. | APPLICATION | $35.00 | ||
| ET: Petition Credit by Exam | Fee covers costs associated with the administration and processing of credit-by-exam petitions for students seeking credit for equivalent prior knowledge and skills via challenge exam. Fee charged per course-credit - $100 base, plus $40 per credit. | PER COURSE PER CREDIT | VARIABLE | ||
| EW: Proctoring Fee- EMT | Fee covers costs associated with administering and proctoring the Emergency Medical Technician exam. Fee is charged per exam. | $35.00 | |||
| EX: Work Experience & Evaluation | Fee covers costs associated with evaluating prior work and academic experience for credit. Fee charged per course for which credit is awarded. | PER COURSE | $100.00 | ||
| FA: Award/Degree Copies | Fee covers costs of verification, production and delivery of duplicate copies of degrees and certificates. Fee charged per copy requested. | $15.50 | |||
| FQ: Add/Drop Admin Fee | Fee covers costs associated with processing and disbursing registration refunds. Fee charged per refund for a complete or partial withdrawal from classes. | $6.00 | |||
| FT: Transcript Fee | Fee covers costs associated with issuing official NSC academic transcripts. Fee charged per transcript at time of request. | $7.95 | |||
| LF: Library Fines | VARIABLE | ||||
| LT: Registration Late Fee | Fee covers costs associated with handling late registration petitions and approvals. Fee is charged per credit when petitioning for late registration accommodation. | PER CREDIT | $10.50 | ||
| WS: Expedited Transcript | Fee covers costs associated with expediting same-day issuance of official NSC academic transcripts. Fee charged per expedited service. | $20.00 |
Parking/Transportation Fees
| FEE DESCRIPTION | EXPLANATION | CALCULATED | AMT |
| C9: Parking Fine | $10.00 | ||
| CG: ORCA Student Qtr | QUARTERLY | $125.00 | |
| CQ: Student Parking Permit Qtr | Fee covers a permit to park on campus for the duration of the academic quarter. Fee charged upon request by an enrolled student | QUARTERLY | $5000 |
| DW: Student PM Parking Permit QtrA | Fee covers a permit to park on campus in the evening (after 4PM) for the duration of the academic quarter. Fee charged upon request by an enrolled student. | QUARTERLY | $25.00 |
For more information on Parking, click here. Fore more information on ORCA Cards, click here.
HB 1795 disclosure
RCW 28B.15.0681(5)(a) and (b) require that institutions of higher education provide certain information to all undergraduate resident students. This is also known as the HB 1795 disclosure.
- The sources of all institutional revenue received during the prior academic or fiscal year, including but not limited to state, federal, local, and private sources;
- The uses of tuition revenue collected during the prior academic or fiscal year by program category as determined by the office of financial management;
- This table shows the primary sources of operating funds received by the community and technical colleges (pdf).
Fall 2022–Summer 2023
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